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Checklist of Tribe Morphini Newman, 1834 (Morpho Butterflies)
for Andes (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
73
708
1908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
73
708
1908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
72
707
1907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
690
1889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
622
1823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
622
1823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
622
1823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
489
1506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
487
1504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
468
1475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
240
646
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMorphinae
Newman, 1834
Morphos, Morphos and Owls
19
94
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorphini
Newman, 1834
Morpho Butterflies, Morphos
3
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Andes
3 Genera with 34 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Caerois Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Morpho Fabricius, 1873Morpho butterfly32SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Andes
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antirrhea ornata Butler, 1870
Antirrhea philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758Common Brown Morpho
Caerois chorinaeus Fabricius, 1775
Morpho (Balachowskyna) aurora Westwood, 1851Aurora Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) achilles Linnaeus, 1758Achilles Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) deidamia Hübner, 1816Deidamia Morpho
Morpho (Morpho) helenor Cramer, 1782Blue Morpho
Morpho absoloni May, 1924
Morpho aega Hübner, 1822Aega Morpho
Morpho amphitryon Staudinger, 1887
Morpho anaxibia Esper, 1798Anaxibia Morpho
Morpho athena Oter, 1966
Morpho cisseis C.Felder & R..., 1860Cisseis Morpho
Morpho cypris Westwood, 1851Cypris Morpho
Morpho epistrophus Fabricius, 1796Epistrophus White Morpho
Morpho eugenia Deyrolle, 1860Empress Eugí©nie Morpho
Morpho hecuba Linnaeus, 1771Sunset Morpho
Morpho helena Staudinger, 1890Helena Blue Morpho
Morpho hercules Dalman, 1823Hercules Morpho
Morpho lympharis Butler, 1873Lympharis Morpho
Morpho marcus Cramer, 1775Adonis Morpho
Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758Blue Morpho
Morpho niepelti Röber, 1927
Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850Blue Morpho
Morpho polyphemus Westwood, 1850Polyphemus White Morpho
Morpho portis Hübner, 1916
Morpho rhetenor Cramer, 1775Blue Morpho
Morpho rhetenor helena (Staudinger, 1890)⇒ Morpho helena Staudinger, 1890
Morpho rhodopteron Godman & Salvin, 1880
Morpho richardus Fruhstorfer, 1898Richard´s Morpho
Morpho sulkowskyi Kollar, 1850Sulkowsky´s Morpho
Morpho telemachus Linnaeus, 1767
Morpho theseus Deyrolle, 1860Stub-Tailed Morpho
Morpho uraneis Bates, 1865
Morpho zephyritis Butler, 1873Zephyritis Morpho

Subnodes of Morphini with occurrences in Andes
SubtribeAntirrheina
Reuter, 1896
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribeMorphina
Newman, 1834
1
31
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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